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A seated puja inside a room with white-tiled floor. A man in orange robes on the left leads the ritual, while women in cream and white saris sit cross-legged with folded hands, one wearing a turquoise blue sari and one in maroon. Behind them, more seated devotees, including a man in white, watch. In front, a white cloth holds bananas, oranges, a plate of sweets, a kalasha, small brass lamps, a thali and a leaf. On the right, a framed portrait of a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and a raised hand, garlanded with pink and white flowers, stands on a wooden altar with fruit and flower offerings. The portrait is printed, not a living person in the scene.

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A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.2009-08-20March 25 20122012-03-25A small home room with mint-green walls where a group of devotees sit on the floor in a satsang or puja gathering. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red-pink border and a black bead mala speaks while others listen. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark mala sits at left beside two women in white saris. On a white-draped table in the center stands a large framed portrait of a man in orange robes wearing a floral garland, with brass oil lamps lit on either side and marigold and rose petals scattered before it. Trays hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a flower-garlanded plate sits on a mat in front. A television and shelves of framed photographs fill the background.A photograph of a домашний-style puja in a tiled room with a light-coloured floor. Several women sit on the floor in white saris and mundu-style garments with coloured borders, hands folded or holding a flame. A woman in a cream sari with gold border lights a lamp and reaches toward a brass plate of offerings, while an older man in white kurta and glasses sits with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps, a tray of bananas, fruits and flower petals, a bowl of rice or grain, and a small framed photograph stand on a mat. A white-draped seat holds an orange cloth. A garlanded framed portrait sits at right. The scene shows a ritual with homa-style offerings and padapuja-type setup.Indoor puja scene on a white marble floor. Two women in white sari-style clothes with orange and red borders sit cross-legged. The woman on the right has her palms pressed together in namaskar, while the woman on the left holds her hands together near a garland and wears a rudraksha mala. Before them are brass trays of yellow and pink flowers, brass oil lamps, small steel bowls, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, bananas, coconuts and fruit. On a sofa draped in white stands a framed photograph of a smiling person garlanded with white flowers, with an orange cloth-wrapped bundle and a feather-like stick placed in front of it. A third person, partly visible at lower right, bends over the offerings. A printed date stamp reads 28-2-2006.Indoor satsang-style gathering on a white tiled floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, sits cross-legged on a red patterned rug in front of an orange draped seat, gesturing with one hand over a metal bowl of food. Around him, seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and shaved heads listen, and women in orange and maroon saris sit on a mat. A bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits in the foreground, and a woman in a teal floral sari sits nearby. A framed portrait of a smiling man in a white shirt sits on the orange-draped stand behind the speaker. Banana-leaf plates with food are set on the floor, and a cooler stands to the left.2012-10-12A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors in a room with green walls, wooden cabinets and a framed picture on the left. Centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits on a striped mat before a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, plates of bananas, coconut, flowers and small bowls, while a woman in a red-and-orange sari sits beside him. Near the mat, several people in saffron-orange robes and shawls sit with hands folded, one standing woman in orange kneels at the left with palms joined. Behind and around them, many seated and standing devotees in white, orange, pink and blue saree and dhoti press their palms together, with a yellow cake on a small table at left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti ceremony in progress.2008-10-15July 25 20092009-07-25A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a plain room with pale green walls. On a white-draped table stands a framed photograph of a man with long hair in an orange robe, garlanded with red and white flowers and labelled "PARA...NANDA" on the frame. Two brass oil lamps flank the portrait, and rose petals and marigolds lie before it. In front, a woman in a white sari with pink border offers flowers over a plate of fruit, bananas and a tray of petals. Several seated women in white saris and a man in white clothing with a pendant and a child in striped shirt sit on mats around the offerings. A wall display shelf above holds small framed photographs.November 02 20072007-11-02A padapuja scene in a small room with cream walls and a red-and-yellow striped curtain. A man seated on an orange cloth at left wears a rudraksha mala, a white-and-red flower garland and a dark-red cloth, with his bare feet extended. Seated devotees in white and maroon clothes face him, several holding brass trays of flowers, kumkum and offerings. A framed portrait on the wall shows a robed figure in orange with a flower garland. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands near the wall and a ceiling fan is visible. A lamp-lit shrine is in the upper left corner.2014-06-08July 25 20092009-07-25